Kyle Guy continues to shine.
From retired and coaching to back home again in Indiana, playing well and now to represent Team USA.
The Boom guard was named to USA Basketball’s 12-man roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifying window. Training camp runs Nov. 21–26 in Miami, followed by games in Managua, Nicaragua (Nov. 28 at 8:10 p.m. ET) and College Park, Georgia (Dec. 1 at 7:10 p.m. ET).
The USA roster also includes former Boom/Mad Ants players Nate Hinton and Pedro Bradshaw, and ex-Pacer Torrey Craig.
The rest of the roster: MarJon Beauchamp, Garrison Brooks, Kessler Edwards, Brandon Knight, Jaden Shackelford, Javonte Smart, Jeremiah Tilmon and Ryan Woolridge.
The team will be coached by former Rockets head coach, then Pistons assistant Stephen Silas.
By the way — the injury issues aren’t limited to the Pacers or Fever. The Boom are dealing with their own. Ray Spalding, Samson Johnson, and Cameron Hildreth are all out with back injuries. That’s in addition to the three two-way players currently with the Pacers.
The result: an 0–6 start.
Guy has been a bright spot, averaging 22.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists, and 1.0 steal. But without him in the interim, the Boom added Kenan Blackshear via the available player pool.
Scott Agness is the longest-tenured Pacers beat reporter. He enters his 14th season covering the team and he's been around The Fieldhouse since 2003. He runs Fieldhouse Files — covering the Pacers, Boom, and Fever — and hosts "The Fieldhouse Files Podcast."